It’s the small things in his golf game that have helped redshirt freshman Peter Grossenbacher become the second player for the Maverick’s Men’s Golf Team.
Grossenbacher started his second year at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) right where he left off after his three tournaments last fall. He finished last season with an average of 76.22.
The redshirt freshman started the 2020 fall season in the Mile High Shootout and teed off second for the team in the tournament. He would also shoot a 214 on the scorecard which had him earn the third-place finish in the tournament. Grossenbacher shot all in the low 70s in each of his rounds.
“It’s just the maturity from a year ago to now and just the confidence that he has that he can do this and he’s not concerned with playing with anybody. He knows he has a good game and he is going to compete well,” Men’s Golf Head Coach, Scott Sullivan, said.
The Colorado native knew that he would have to make an adjustment to his swing if he wanted to compete well at the next level.
“Since coming in here, I’ve really been working on hitting the low ball and pressing it and that has really made a difference for me,” Grossenbacher said.
Grossenbacher has really dedicated the time and effort to not just the game of golf itself but the mental side of the game to make sure he plays his best each time he’s on the course. He has made sure to relax on the course and to just enjoy the game more.
“I reached a state of zen honestly. I’m okay with myself, I enjoy nature more when I’m on the course and you know I’m not talking anymore smack to myself,” Grossenbacher said. “I used to really come down hard on myself but now I’m patient with myself and realized that I’m human and golf is hard.”
The state of mind that he has found has also made him not think so hard about each shot and execute one hole at a time which is something he has gotten from Sullivan.
“I was talking to my coach about it and he said that each time you just have to execute whether you hit a bad shot the next you have to execute,” Grossenbacher said. “There were some holes where I hit a bad shot before I would kind of go the route of panicking but this time I was like okay, what can I do to make sure I can get this up and in.”
The work Grossenbacher puts in goes beyond practice, putting time in both on his own over the summer and in the weight room with his teammates.
“He’s just grown tremendously but it’s through a lot of his own hard work. He has worked really hard both in the weight room and over the summer and it has really reflected in his scores,” Sullivan said.
Grossenbacher continues his season in El Paso, Texas next weekend in the South Central Region Fall Preview at 9 A.M.
